February’s Trends:

February’s Trends:

• Black History Month: Motivational quotations and inspired art.
• Leap Year: Birthdays, celebrations.
• Valentine’s Day: Red, pink, white, hearts, lockets, Cupids, arrows, love, anti-Valentines, cards, jewelry, lingerie, gift ideas for him and her, children’s outfits and accessories.
• Super Bowl: Football, team colors, game day, commercials, and recipes.
• Organization and Storage: Creative and innovative takes on solutions for getting organized.
• Weddings: Vintage style and accents, photobooths and props, fingerprint guest books, DIY decorations, and creative takes on the little details from save the dates all the way to favors.
• Gadget Accessories: Innovative gadget cases, docking stations, speakers, amplifiers and accessories, especially geared around the iPhone 4S, iPad and Kindle Fire.
• Personalization: Gift ideas with monograms, initials, text, numbers, zodiac, constellations, portraits, custom labels, stamps, fingerprints and family trees.
• Wizardry, magic, owls, and mysticism with the DVD release of the final chapter of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
• Cottage: Chic decor and accessories.
• Home: Window curtains, drapes, shower curtains, bedding and hardware.
• Fashion: Winter accessories, leggings, boots, embellished shoes and a look ahead to spring collections.
• Culinary Trends: DIY culinary kits are on the rise. Classic cocktails, homebrewing, beer and wine accessories, herb infusions and kits, garden to table.
• Designer Vintage: Authentic fashion, collectibles, bikes and auto accessories.
• Letters, Numbers, and Symbols: Large vintage signage, letterpress blocks, monogram housewares and typewriter keys.
• Natural History: Woodland forest themes and animals, namely birds, owls, squirrels, hedgehogs, chipmunks, bunnies, butterflies, feathers, nests, eggs, acorns, leaves, trees, branches, woodgrain, and natural colors.
• Lockets, secret hiding places, skeleton keys, arrows, diamonds, paper cuts, silhouettes, fortune cookies, wishbones, constellations, fortune telling.
• Large scale vintage and handmade paper maps, botanical and anatomy charts.
• Upcycled lights, lamps, exposed bulbs, and chandeliers.
• Vintage cameras, especially Polaroids with film.
• Bike caddies, baskets, and creative accessories.
• Video game-inspired references
• Writable chalkboard surfaces
• Wall and laptop decals
• The little black dress
• Mermaids
• Peacocks

Upcoming Dates to Remember

• February is known as Black History Month and Ovarian Cancer Month (Australia)
• February 2:  Groundhog Day
• February 5: Superbowl Sunday
• February 9 – 16: NYC Fall Fashion Week
• February 12:  54th Annual Grammy Awards Show
• February 14: Valentine’s Day
• February 17 – 21: Carnival
• February 20: President’s Day
• February 21: Mardi Gras
• February 21: Brit Awards (UK)
• February 21: Shrove Tuesday (UK)
• February 26: 84th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars)
• February 28 – March 7: Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, Paris

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